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BOZEMAN, Mont. - American Prairie Reserve (APR) experienced a surge of visitation in 2020, recording more people staying overnight at its facilities than any previous year. The APR said overnight reservations last year were up nearly 200% compared to 2019. The uptick in visitation was driven in part by people seeking respite outdoors from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and came despite having only 40% of the Reserveâs camping and lodging inventory available due to COVID-19 precautions. According to American Prairieâs Director of Recreation and Public Access Mike Kautz, 665 reservations were recorded in 2020 from the Reserveâs three huts and two campgrounds. In comparison, there were 232 reservations recorded in 2019. A reservation is defined as a group reserving one unit of lodging (campsite, hut or cabin), and not a count of individual visitors. Kautz said each reservation had an average group size of four people. ....
American Prairie Reserve resolves long-standing dispute over Montana prairie grazing In the end, the Reserve, the Phillips County Conservation District and the Montana Livestock Association agreed to a 10-year deal that would require strict bison testing protocol, vaccination standards, procedures for escaped bison, and a public reporting and communication aspect. Written By: Darrell Ehrlick / Daily Montanan | 8:52 am, Jan. 28, 2021 × A lone purebred bison from the Elk Island National Park, Canada, on the American Prairie Reserve on June 25, 2013. The American Prairie Reserve recently came to an agreement with officials in Montana to graze bison on public lands. (Brian Greenblatt photo) A dispute between the American Prairie Reserve and officials in Phillips County, Mont., has been resolved after more than four years of legal wrangling. ....
American Prairie Reserve resolves long-standing dispute 10-year agreement paves the way for conservation organization Jack Sullivan/AP By: Darrell Ehrlick - Daily Montanan Posted at 9:00 AM, Jan 28, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-28 13:14:26-05 A dispute between the American Prairie Reserve and officials in Phillips County has been resolved after more than four years of legal wrangling. The conflict began when the American Prairie Reserve announced controversial plans for a 3.5-million acre complex in the northern Montana county that would allow free-roaming bison to be reintroduced. In the end, the Reserve, the Phillips County Conservation District and the Montana Livestock Association agreed to a 10-year deal that would require strict bison testing protocol, vaccination standards, procedures for escaped bison, and a public reporting and communication aspect. ....